Comparison of thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) with standard plasmatic coagulation testing in paediatric surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-41

  Haas, T ^a   Spielmann, N ^a   Mauch, J ^a   Madjdpour, C ^a   Speer, O ^a,b,c   Schmugge, M ^a   Weiss, M ^a  

^a University Children's   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

blood, coagulation; complication, coagulopathy; measurement techniques, coagulation; measurement techniques, thrombelastograph

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; ROTATION THROMBOELASTOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84055197918     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer342     Document Type: Article

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